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Martin Ueding
Asked: 2011-06-27 05:59:10 +0800 CST

Set Ctrl+Alt+T to open a maximized terminal

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I use the Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut to open a terminal, but I cannot see how I can get it maximized. When I start it manually, I can simply do a gnome-terminal --maximize, but that does not apply for the shortcut. Even a changing of the .desktop files did not change anything.

Any way to let the shortcut open a maximized terminal window?

I use regular Gnome 2 on Ubuntu 11.04 with no compositing effects.

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6 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    In gconf-editor set the key

    /apps/compiz-1/plugins/gnomecompat/screen0/options/command_terminal

    to gnome-terminal --maximize

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  2. Just as an alternative (maybe when you are working on another computer for a short time), after the window is open, you can press Alt+Space to the open the window's context menu and X to maximize. Similarly N to minimize and C to close. Works for all other applications too.

    This combination is also the default for Microsoft Windows OS.

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  3. Not sure if this works for Gnome2 on Ubuntu 11.04, but it does for me on Ubuntu 12.04.

    • Open a Terminal
    • Select Profile Preferences from the Edit Menu.
    • Tick Use custom default terminal size and enter a default size that is too large for the screen e.g. 240 columns and 100 rows.

    Click close then open a new Terminal by clicking the icon OR pressing Ctrl+Alt+T, the new terminal window should be maximised.

    This answer is based upon advice I was given here: How to make terminal start maximized?

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  4. Just go to edit keyboard shortcuts in "Keyboard" Then put the command gnome-terminal --maximize to the new custom shortcut and set it to launch with Ctrl + Alt + T (click reassign when the dialog box pops up.)

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  5. I am a linux newbe and am happy for your question. I did a simple tweak to my system and it worked. I see linux uses a lot of - what in my programming knowledge is referred to as persistence - which is the ability to save the state of an object.

    So in order to accomplish your goal, when you open a terminal either from the application menu or by combining Ctrl + Alt + T, just make sure before you close it, it's maximized, that will guarantee you that when you open again it will be maximized.

    It's simple to me and workable.

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  6. In new ubuntu 20.04 LTS you can press Super + Up Arrow Key (super is windows logo key) to maximize the terminal window, Similarly Super + Down Arrow Key to small size the terminal. To minimize Super + H

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